Saturday, March 9, 2013

Senatorial Challenges: Cavaye Yeguie Djibril to Resign

Zehinatou Baba

Hon. Cavaye Yeguie, elected House Speaker since 1992 and was elected MP since 1972

By the end of the day on March 7, 2013, the
CPDM party Central Committee team for the assessing and analyzing of lists of senatorial
had already received four lists in the Far North Region. According to our
sources, lists led respectively by Cavaye Yéguié Djibril, Sali Dairou, Adama
Yassifou and Haman Tchiouto is now the center of discussion in Maroua. Upon
observation, the “heavyweights” in the region, both CPDM MPs in the National
Assembly and members of the political bureau of the party are competing for the
Senate. The tussle according to what we gathered is between the National
Assembly Speaker Cavaye Yeguie Djibril
and Sali Dairou. Yet it is alleged that Louis Paul Motaze tried to form a
consensus list but it was above him. However, the news is now that Hon. Cavaye
Yenguie Djibril will have to resign before he contest in the upcoming
senatorial elections giving that the laws doesn’t permit accumulation of
functions. It should be recalled that Cavaye Yeguie Djibril was elected
National Assembly Speaker since 1992and since then he has been there. He began
his parliamentary career since 1970 has been there and some Northerners think
it is a throne that he inherited from his forefathers. As for Sali Dairou, he is one of the famous
rapporteurs of the Committee on Finance. Before becoming an MP, he has been
seen as one of the most controversial ministers of the Biya regime. He resigned
from the position of Minister of Public Service.The question many are asking is what is so
important in being a senator that even the Speaker of the National wants to
quit the prestigious position of President of the National Assembly to becoming
a senator. But the plurality of candidates, and especially the fact
that they are not on the same list, announced tough battles in this region,
where the CPDM leadership sinking like a ship. Pending publication of the final
lists, there will be exercises in all directions, including the
disqualifications.

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